Night of Champions (2011)

Night of Champions (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) show made by WWE. It took place on September 18, 2011, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.[1][2] It was the fifth Night of Champions event held by WWE. It was also the first PPV following the end of WWE's first brand extension. Eight matches happened on the card, six of which were title matches.

Night of Champions (2011)
Tagline(s)It's a Night You Will Never Forget
Theme
song(s)
"Magika" by Two Steps from Hell
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
DateSeptember 18, 2011
VenueFirst Niagara Center
CityBuffalo, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam (2011) Night of Champions (2011) Hell in a Cell (2011)
Night of Champions chronology
Night of Champions (2010) Night of Champions (2011) Night of Champions (2012)

Matches

No. Results[3] Stipulations Times
1D Daniel Bryan defeated Heath Slater Singles match[4] 5:13
2 Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) (c) defeated The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) by disqualification Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[5] 9:50
3 Cody Rhodes (c) defeated Ted DiBiase Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[6] 9:43
4 Dolph Ziggler (c) (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Jack Swagger, Alex Riley and John Morrison Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE United States Championship[7] 8:19
5 Mark Henry defeated Randy Orton (c) Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship[8] 13:06
6 Kelly Kelly (c) (with Eve Torres) defeated Beth Phoenix (with Natalya) Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[9] 6:26
7 John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio (c) (with Ricardo Rodriguez) Singles match for the WWE Championship 17:32
8 Triple H defeated CM Punk No Disqualification match
Had Triple H lost, he would have resigned as COO.
24:10
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • D – indicates the match was a dark match

Night Of Champions (2011) Media

References

  1. Light Strike presents WWE Night of ChampionsWWE. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. WWE presents Night of ChampionsHSBC Arena. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  3. Martin, Adam. Night of Champions Results – 9/18/11. WrestleView (September 18, 2011). Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  4. WWE Night of Champions dark match result. Pro Wrestling Dot Net (September 18, 2011). Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  5. Styles, Joey. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes def. Ted DiBiaseWWE. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  6. Burdick, Michael. Mark Henry def. Randy Orton (New World Heavyweight Champion)WWE. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  7. Adkins, Greg. WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne def. The Miz & R-Truth by DisqualificationWWE. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  8. Murphy, Ryan. John Cena def. Alberto Del Rio (New WWE Champion)WWE. Retrieved December 5, 2011.[dead link]
  9. Medalis, Kara. Divas Champion Kelly Kelly def. Beth PhoenixWWE. Retrieved December 5, 2011.

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